Casket-carriage attachment



June 5- R. J. BEATTY CASKET CARRIAGE ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 16, 1924Patented June 2, I925.

UNITED STATES;

ROBERT JAS. BEA'ITY, OF DODGE CENTER, MINNESOTA.

GASKET-CARRIAGE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed December 16, 1924. Serial No. 756,257.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, Roi-nun Janus inf-wry, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dodge Center, in the county of Dodge and i tate ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCasket-Carriage Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This iDTEDtlOIl relates to an attachment for casket carriages, and hasfor its prin cipal object to provide a simple and etlicient means forfacilitating the proper positioning of a casket, on the carriage.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment which isadapted to be associated with the casket carriages now universally inuse, for the purpose of preventing the accidental displacement of thecasket from the carriage, during the movement of the carriage with thecasket thereon, down an inclined surface.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an attachment ofthe above mentioned character, which may be readily and easily swunginto an inoperative position, when the carriage is folded, so as topermit the latter to be stored away, without occupying any considerableamount of space.

A still further object is to provide an attachment of the abovementioned character, which is simple in construction, in expensive,strong and durable, and further well adapted for the purposes for whichit is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this in vention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of. this specification, andin which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a well known type of casket carriage,showing my attachment associated with the corner posts thereof, and

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the posts, furtherillustrating the attachment associated therewith.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generallya casket carriage, which may be of any well known construction, the samebeing preferably of the folding type, and further including the usualcorner posts 2. As the construction of the carriage forms no importantpart of the present invention, a further detailed description thereof isnot thought necessary. An arm designated generally by the numeral 3 isro-- tatably supported at its inner end on the upper end of each of thecorner posts, as illustrated at 9:. Each of the arms 3 includes aplurality of hinge sections 5, the hinged connections being illustratedat 6. The purpose of this construction is to permit each of the arms tobe folded up, when not in use. A sleeve 7is detachably and adjustablysupported on the outer end of the outermost 'section of each arm 3, aset screw 8 being provided for the purpose of holding each of thesleeves against accident tal displacement from the outer end of each ofthe arms and further holding the sleeves in their proper adjustedpositions. An upstanding foot- 9 is formed on the outer end of each ofthe sleeves, as more clearly illustrated in Figure 2. n

A shorterarm 1Q is also rotatably supported on the upper portion of eachof the corner posts 2 of the carriage 1, and the inner end of each ofthe shorter arms is disposed below the inner ends of the respectivelonger arms 3, as illustrated at 10. It is of course to be understoodthat any suitable means may be provided for preventing the verticalmovement of the inner ends of the arms on the corner posts of thecarriage. A bar 11 has an upstandiug foot 12, formed on the outer endthereof. A series of spaced openings 13 are arranged in the bar and asuitable set screw 14 is adapted to extend through one of the openingsand through a registering opening provided in the outer end of each ofthe shorter arms 10, whereby the bar and foot may be adjustablysupported on the outer end of each of the shorter arms. As is clearlyillustrated in Figure 2, the bar and foot of each short arm 10 isdisposed in the position shown in dotted lines, when not in use.

When in an operative position, the longer arm 3 extends outwardly fromthe carriage at the ends thereof, while the shorter arms are disposedlaterally, at substantially right angles to the longer arm. Thearrangement of the arms in this manner, enables the casket to be placedin proper position on the carriage, and furthermore, the upstanding feet9 will engage the respective ends of the casket, while the upstandingfeet 12 w'i'li inwardly adjacent the sides of the carriage,

so as not to occupy any considerable amount of space, and yet permit thecarriage to be folded or collapsed, in its usual manner.

The provision of an attachment of the above mentioned character, enablesthe same to be easily and readily secured in position on the corner postof a casket carriage of the type now universally in use, and will, atalltimes, be positive and efiicient in carrying out the purposes, for whichthe same is designated. a

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofthe parts may be resorted to, Without departing from the spiritof theinvention, and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an attachment for casket carriages, wherein the latter include theusual corner posts, of means associated with the corner posts forpreventing the accidental displacement of the casket from the carriage,said means comprising arms rotatably mounted tee outwardly chm; em.

2. In an attachment for casket carriages wherein the latter includes theusual corner posts, arms rotatably supported on the upper ends of saidposts and adapted to extend outwardly therefrom, and upstanding feetarms adapted to extend outwardly from each of the posts, at right anglesto each other, and an upstanding foot adjustabl y supported on the outerend of each arm for preventing the accidental displacement of a casketfrom, the carriage.

4. In an attachment for casket carriages wherein the latter include theusual corner posts, arms rot'atabl'y supported 'on the upper ends ofsaid posts and adapted to be disposed adjacent the sides of thecarriage,

when not in use, said arms being disposed outwardly from the cornerposts- Whenih an operative position, and means on the outer ends of saidarms adapted for engageon the upper ends of said osts and adapted mentwith the ends and sides of aca'sket to V prevent displacement of thesame from the ROBERT JAS. BEATTY.-

